BP-Amoco Refinery Experiences "Mechanical problem"

2000-01-14 10:58:24 EST
***BP-AMOCO YORKTOWN REFINERY GLITCH, MOTIVA DELAWARE CRUDE UNIT STILL IDLE
Virginia based jobbers tell OPIS that BP Amoco's 62,000 b/d Yorktown
refinery has experienced a "mechanical problem" forcing the refiner to
suspend rack sales of both high and low sulfur distillate until further
notice.
One jobber said he was sent a fax from the Yorktown terminal informing
him of the product outage.
Meanwhile, New York Harbor spot sources say that crude unit problems
still continue at Motiva's 160,000 b/d Delaware City refinery with no sight
of a possible restart until early next week.
- Mark Mahoney - mmahoney@opisnet.com